Tiemco 100

TMC 100 Dry Fly Hook

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Tiemco (TMC) Manufacturer

8-26 Sizes

Dry Fly Application

Mfr. data Source

Catalog attributes

Eye

Eye TypeTapered

Eye OrientationTurned Down

Wire & Shank

Wire GaugeFine

Shank LengthStandard

Bend & Gap

Bend FamilyRound (Kendal)

GapWide

Point & Finish

Point StyleStandard Spear

FinishBronzed

ConstructionForged

WireSingle

Tiemco 100 in size 8, bronzed finish. Round Kendal bend with down eye. Fine wire gauge. Grid scale reference visible.

Photographic record

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Tiemco 100 size 8 bronzed dry fly hook displayed on grid, side view showing round Kendal bend and down eye — **Tiemco 100 — Size 8 bronzed dry fly hook** Tiemco 100 in size 8, bronzed finish. Round Kendal bend with down eye. Fine wire gauge. Grid scale reference visible. Open original

Tiemco 100 size 8 hook label showing TMC 100 model, size 8, quantity 25, down eye fine wire bronze specs — **Tiemco 100 — Original packaging label** Original Tiemco label for model 100, size 8, quantity 25 hooks. Printed specifications: Down eye, 1X fine, wide gape, forged, bronze. Open original

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Open size lab

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Hook model	Match	Analysis	Compare
L4A No. Sizes 12 and 14 — Captain Hamilton Featherweight	100%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye +6 more	Compare
2x Fine Wire TDE No. 16 — Red Label	85%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 more Differs: Gap: Wide vs Standard; Application: Dry Fly vs Dry Fly, Wet Fly, Nymph	Compare
D5B No. 8 — D5B Mayfly	83%	Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Point +3 more Differs: Shank: Standard vs 2X Long; Eye Orient.: Turned Down vs Turned Up; Forging: Forged vs Round	Compare
E6A No. 10 — E6A 4X Fine Short Length Down Eye Hooks	83%	Matches: Bend, Eye, Eye Orient., Point, Finish +3 more Differs: Shank: Standard vs Short (1X–2X Short); Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard; Gap: Wide vs Standard	Compare
3x TDE No. 12 — Turned Down Eye Dry Fly	82%	Matches: Bend, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient., Point +3 more Differs: Shank: Standard vs 1X Long; Gap: Wide vs Narrow; Forging: Forged vs Round	Compare

Notes

The TMC 100 is Tiemco's standard dry fly hook. The size 8 package describes it as a down eye, 1X fine, wide gape, forged, bronze hook. The photographed hook shows a straight shank, a turned-down eye, a smooth round bend, and a short barb cut into the point. The 1X fine designation means the wire is one step lighter than standard for the hook's size, which keeps the fly light enough to ride on the surface. Forging adds strength to the bend, so the thin wire holds up in small sizes. The wide gape leaves more room between point and shank, which matters most on small flies. Tiemco launched its fly hook line in 1984 with four models, and the TMC 100 was one of them. The size 8 package is a plain white card with the TMC 100 model code, size, and a quantity of 25 printed in boxed fields above the specification line.

Industry cross-reference

Standard dry fly hook

Standard shank down eye fine wire

Ahrex	FW500Spec record FW501Spec record FW502Spec record F501*Chart only
Core	C1100Chart only C1110Chart only
Daiichi	1170Spec record 1180Spec record 1188Spec record 1189Spec record 1190Spec record
Firehole	419Spec record
Fulling Mill	FM5050Chart only
Hanák	H130BLChart only
Mustad	94833Full record 94840Full record R30APSpec record R50APSpec record R50XAPSpec record 94845Chart only R50Chart only
Orvis	JA1523Chart only JA4864Chart only
Partridge	L2aFull record L3AFull record SLD2Spec record SUDSpec record
Tiemco	101Spec record
Wright McGill	L059Chart only

* Barbless variant. Green entries are full catalog records; amber entries are spec records. Gray entries are chart-only and not physically verified.

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Sources & Documentation

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S	Speculative — A reasoned hypothesis that cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

Unnotated claims are the compiler’s synthesis; see Sources. All photographs on garrenwood.com are taken on a measurement grid where each square equals 1/10 inch (0.1″ / 2.54 mm).